Google to offer upto $ 1Million to anyone wo will successfully hack and exploit bugs in the Google Chrome browser
Once again Google has came up with an idea which is completely out of the box ,as google has offered a challenge for hackers all across the globe , and i think non of the hacker accross the world would let this opportunity to go away from hand , when the challenge includes one million dollers as a prize . As per the offer: up to one million dollars will be given to anyone able to successfully hack and exploit bugs in the Google Chrome browser. It seems that google is very confident about its product that they have decided to put a large cash prize on the line to anyone that can bring Chrome’s flaws to their attention.
Google’s Pwnium contest which is being held at the same time as Pwn2Own, includes several prizes for individual hackers, depending on the bug or bugs that the hacker finds. Chrome’s bug doesn’t have to be found in a product that would only affect Google Chrome — any hacker that can successfully find a bug or exploit in Windows, Flash, or a device driver, Google will pay them $20,000 for their efforts. For any hacks that specifically target Google Chrome, Google will shuffle out $40,000. Finally, for any exploits that affect only Google Chrome, Google will pay a minimum of $60,000. Depending on the impact of the exploitation, Google will increase the prize money, finally providing up to the one million dollar prize.
So you all would be wondering that why would Google want people to hack their own product? But you might be surprised to know that his whole contest is designed to allow Google to improve their own product by solving out exploits in any applications or media files that could possibly effect all browsers. They are giving a money prize to round up the world’s greatest hackers to try and find. If a person is successful, they will submit the data concerning the hack to Google so that they’ll be able to securely fix the bug. Google’s strategy may lie in the fact that a good hacker appreciates a challenge, especially when it comes with a paycheck.
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